Recent content by wraith

This year's homegrown Chinook wet ale, It's amazing! Even if I do say so myself :P There is something extra special about brewing with hops you grew yourself with their own unique hop flavour/aroma that wouldn't be the same grown anywhere else, It's also got me hooked on wethopping, I can only...

Hibiscus Wheat

Awesome looking beers here everyone, here's my latest one, 'Cocoa Porter'. Co starring Caroline and Irene lol Wraith

+1 to above post Don't advice other people if you don't know yourself, misinformation is poison!

Supercharged with EKG English Mild, Not to style but it's what I wanted to make, a mild with assertive EKG character. Turned out just the way I'd hoped, 3.8% and you wouldn't know it, drinkable as you can get but doesn't feel like drinking a lower alcohol beer. Wraith

Around 10 mins to go in boil, No need to dissolve. Wraith

+1 to polyclar, great product, beer clarity greatly improved since using it, My routine is: 10g in 200ml recently boiled water (for a 25ish Litre batch), agitate for 10-15 mins (carry it around with me shaking it as much as I can) and add it to cold beer (I'll drop the batch to cold conditioning...

Also using beer labelizer. Wraith

My first homegrown hops ale, Chinook wet hopped. Sorry about blurry pic, don't know what I'm doing wrong. Wraith

Mulberry Ale

Why are you trying to clone xxxx gold? Wraith

Hi Josh, Yes it is possible to leave a beer in primary too long, but two weeks is fine, even three weeks+. bottle it! Wraith

OK, this was the recipe, bear in mind if I was to do this again, I would change it (this was made in 2007) I'll write the recipe as it was, then say what I would change. 89% Pils (5.3kg) 10% Pale Wheat (595g) 1% CaraMunich I (60g) (All Weyermann) OG was 1.049, mash @ 63c 35L boil/23.5L final...

I Also prefer recipes as a %. Wraith

Why Pennywise? Genuinely curious, I sometimes add 5% to a recipe in the belief that it'll aid with body if I think it's necessary. Wraith